Total Crime Rate

133.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.0 8/10
  • Drugs 18.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

King Street area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Romney Marsh , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Folkestone and Hythe .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Street (TN29 9UF) in the last 12 months was 133.5 per 1,000 residents and was 146.3% higher than the Romney Marsh average (54.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (TN29 9UF), the main crime hotspot is near King Street. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in King Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Moore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Moore Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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